Touch of Death R III Introduction

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'1 ' Touch of Death r III Introduction...... 3 Starting the Adventure ...... 4 Har’Akir ...... 6 Events ...... 10 Temple of Mudar ...... 13 Valley of the Pharaoh’s Rest...... 23 Tomb of Anhktepot ...... 24 Non-Player Characters ...... 29 Isu Rehkotep ...... 29 Senmet...... 29 Desert Zombie...... 32

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This material is protected under the copyright laws of the United Credits States of America. Any reproduction or other unauthorized use of the material or artwork contained herein is prohibited without the express permission of TSR, Inc. Design: Bruce Nesrnith ISBN 1-56076-144-X Editing: Caroline Spector Cover Art: Clyde Caldwell TSR, Inc. TSR Ltd. Interior Art: Stephen Fabian POB 120 Church End 756 Cartography: Dave Sutherland 111 Lake Geneva Cherry Hinton WI 53147 Cambridge CB1 3LB Production: Paul Hanchette U.S.A. United Kingdom n Storg Background plane of dread. Far any years ago, Isu Rehkotep, a priestess in the off in the burning service of Osiris, discovered an ancient scroll wasteland of Har’Akir Mdescribing a ceremony used to control one of an ancient evil is the children of Anhktepot, a greater mummy. Osiris awakening. Another was not an evil god and Isu was not an evil woman. of the Hex Signs of After reading thii scroll Isu attempted to burn it, but Hyskosa is unfolding the parchment refused to ignite. Unable to destroy to wrap your players the scroll, she returned it to its secret hiding place. inside its dry, dusty The knowledge of the scroll and the power it shroud. conferred ate at Isu’s mind for years. She began to This adventure is read and study the works of darker gods. Slowly, she for 4 to 6 players of convinced herself that it was her right to wield such 3rd to 5th level. At terrible power. least one priest able Thirteen years later, Isu unearthed the scroll again. to turn undead is Now a worshipper of the evil god Set, she set about necessary for the to enslave a greater mummy. Entering the Valley of party. Magical weap the Dead, Isu braved the tomb of Anhktepot. There ons are not necessary, but are recommended. The she found one of his so-called children-a party must have some capacity to cure disease. If mummified priest from a time long past. the priest or cleric of the party cannot cast the The scroll crumbled to dust as she performed the spell, have them find a scroll with three cure &- foul ceremony inscribed upon it. Senmet, child of ease spells on it. Anhktepot, rose to walk the land of Har’Akir at Isu’s Be sure to read this entire module before start- bidding. In his ancient sarcophagus Anhktepot ing play. After all, the best game masters are pre- stirred, but did not awaken. pared game masters. Warn the players in advance Unfortunately for Isu, Senmet is not enslaved to that this is an adventure for thinkers-not hack her will like a golem. He is like a shackled beast who and slashers. Sometimes running is the best an- knows it can break its chains at any time. Though Isu swer for the situation presented. The gamemaster is unaware of it, she can only control Senmet for only is given many tools which can kill party members a few minutes at a time. if they are not willing to flee in the face of over- Senmet desires to usurp Anhktepot’s power and whelming danger. rule. To accomplish this goal, he must increase his At several points in this adventure the PCs are power a hundred fold. This must be done slowly and required to make fear or horror checks. Any play delicately without awakening the ancient lord and er who has his character act in a frightened or incurring his terrible wrath. Senmet has channeled horrified manner does not need to make the all of his spell casting power toward this effort. check. Give that player double the normal amount Because of this, he cannot cast spells for some time. of experience points for the encounter. Through this massive effort of will, Senmet has taken This adventure takes place in the domain of the power to open and close the fiery borders of Har’Akir (see Chapter HI: Islands of Tmrin the Har’Akir from Anhktepot Senmet has also been RAVENLOFT‘“ boxed set). The theme and mood silently calling people into Har‘Akir. When they walk are Egyptian in style. If you have the ADGW 2nd the mists leading to Ravenloft, they end up in Edition Legends &Lore book, read the “Egyptian Har’Akir. Newcomers (the people Senmet has drawn Mythology” chapter for background material. into Har’Akir) to Mudar are made into desert zombies Some of the details presented here differ from that if they don’t show a willingness to adopt the religion book. For example, there are deities in this adven- and blend into the population. Senmet can now ture not mentioned in Legends & Lore. create undead of hiown. The last stage of Senmet’s plot requires that the of ours!’’ hisses one of the men. population of Mudar worship him. This must be done “I have the right since mother died. I lead this carefully so as not to draw the attention of Anhktepot family now. I will grant them a boon if they help With a small army of undead, and a majority of the us,” Dulcimae says. people of Mudar worshipping him, Senmet hopes to Turning back to you she continues, “Will you have the power to depose Anhktepot as lord of help lift our wagon?” Har’Akir. As high priestess of the cult of Anhktepot, Isu is critical to Senmet’s plan to divert the worship of If the PCs are going to pass by and not offer the villagers. ssistance: The Vistani and PCs are newcomers to Har’Akir. They clearly have no chance to blend into the society A beautiful young girl walks out from behind the of Mudar and are unlikely to adopt its religion. wagon. Therefore, they must be eliminated, but subtly, so “Dulcimae! Get out of sight,” says one of the that Anhktepot is not aroused. men sharply. “No! They can help us. Would you have us Starting the Adventure stranded here until brigands come by?” she asks. “Please, kind sirs, help us right our wagon. We The PCs may be inside outside of Ravenloft at the or can reward you fairly,” she pleads. Her face is beginning of the adventure. Below are the waysto innocent and trusting. Glancing desperately at the get the PCs into the story depending on where they men she is with she rushes on, “Don’tmind my are in your campaign. brothers. They distrust outsiders and worry that you would try to steal me from them. As you can Inside Rawenloft see, we cannot lift this wagon by ourselves.” “You have no right to promise them anything of Regardless of what Ravenloft domain the PCs start in, ours!” hisses one of the men. they run into a Vistani band. The gypsies are on the “1 have the right since mother died. I lead this side of the road, their wagon tipped over, one wheel family now. 1will grant them a boon if they will help broken. Five Vistani men are staring at the wagon. It us,” Dulcimae says. is doubtful that they can lift it alone. Turning toward you she continues, “Will you help us lift our wagon?” If the PCs offer to help, read the following aloud It is assumed that the PCs help Dulcimae. Her The men stare at you in stony silence. Their promise to help the PCs is sincere. Her brothers, hostile gazes make a sharp contrast to their festive (Sergei, Marius, Antonio, Enrico, and Dominic) are clothes. A beautiful young girl appears from very distrusting and will continue to be so even after behind the wagon. Her long, dark hair is captured the PCs help them. The wagon can be righted easily in a red silk bandanna. Garish jewelry adorns her with the help of the PCs. Once the wagon is repaired, neck and fingers. Dulcimae offers to lead the PCs out of Ravenloft. She “My name is Dulcimae,” she says. “We would tells them that a few gifted Vistani are able to leave be grateful for your help.” the living land of dread for the sunny realms of other Her face is innocent and trusting. One of the worlds. Her mother, Madame Bodoni, had the gift men spits, mutters, and turns away. Sparing him a The old woman died a few weeks ago. Among the quick frightened glance, she looks back at you Vistani, leadership is frequently the right of the and says, “Please! Don’t mind my brothers. They women because they are the ones who usually have distrust outsiders and worry that you would to try the power of second sight and the ability to travel the steal me from them. We cannot lift this wagon by mists. A Vistani’s ability to control his destination ourselves. I will reward you fairly for your help.” when travelling the mists is never guaranteed. “You have no right to promise them anything Dulcimae continues to treat the PCs kindly while Dulcimae says that she has the power to tell men’s her brothers will give them the cold shoulder. The fortunes and the future. She wants to do thii for the PCs are told to follow close to the wagon as the PCs as part of their reward for helping her. Dulcimae Vistani travel to the edge of the domain where the says she must cast the fortunes when the stars are following occurs: out for the best results. Therefore, the PCs must follow along until nightfall if they want their fortunes The mists loom ahead of you. The wagon you are read. Whatever direction the PCs are heading turn following lurches from side to side, bells and out to be the direction the Vistani are travelling. trinkets jangling softly the noise oddly muted by the gathering mists. Suddenly, you are A small desert village can be seen in the distance. surrounded by the dank, swirliig fog. The mist is It seems to shimmer in the heat as if under water. so thick you can barely see the wagon anymore. A wave of heat passes over you as the image of As you wander through the mists, your sense of the village becomes solid and real. The desert direction is lost Ah you see and feel is the dank looks no different, except for a lie of cliffs on your miasma surrounding you. Faintly, you can still right You don’t recall those being there a moment hear the sound of the gypsies’ wagon ahead of ago. The road before you leads directly into the you. After a few minutes, you notice the air is village. warming up. Then it is hot. The mists are burning Dulcimae’s brothers are shouting at each other off from the heat. The dull red orb of the sun can and at Dulcirnae in a strange tongue. They are be seen overhead through the evaporating fog. clearly upseL as is she, by these cliffs that have As the last tendrils of the mists blow away in the appeared out of nowhere. hot, dry breeze, you see sand under your feet. The heat is suffocating and you hdit difficult to breathe. A quick glance around reveals trackless desert on three sides and a barren cliff to your First Reactions right. Ahead is a small village surrounding a few I palm trees. The road leads toward it. The PCs might try to return to where they came from. Dulcimae’s brothers are shouting at each other The borders of Har‘Akir are an impenetrable wall of and at Dulcimae in a strange tongue. They are heat preventing anybody from venturing too far into clearlv uuset as is she, bv this stranae new land. the desert. The Vistani are more than wiuig to try and helpthe PCs through the heat, but it is of no avail. The PCs may accuse Dulcimae of duplicity. She’ll Outside of Rawenloft tearfully defend herself claiming this was not where she bied to take them. Her brothers’ angry reaction The PCs must be in a desert area or be led near one. would tend to support this. They are furious with How you accomplished thii wiU depend on the Dulcimae. They accuse her of having false sight and current status of your campaign. of being a mixed breed. These accusations devastate In the early morning far from civilization, the PCs the poor girl. encounter a gypsy wagon tipped over with one wheel Once these first reactions are out of the way, there broken. It is Dulcimae and her brothers as described is only one course of action. The PCs must go to the above. Use the above boxed text for the same village. Dulcimae and her brothers go there, situations. regardless of the PCs’actions. map of Har'Akir can be found in the of time. Most of the inhabitants stiu eat small meals RAVENLOFT"" boxed set. The domain once a day or so simply because they enjoy doing so. is a very simple place. There are two roads, a village with a spring, a canyon ridden cliff, and a lot of sun and sand. Desert Encounters

The animals of the desert are not very numerous. Desert Survival However, they tend to congregate around any form of food they can find. Anytime the PCs venture out It is likely that the PCs are not used to into the desert, roll for a random encounter. If they survival in the desert. Any PC wearing stay out more than a few hours, roll once for every armor in the sun is a candidate for heat eight hour period (morning, afternoon, etc.). It is stroke. If the PC is wearing metal armor, assumed that the PCs have blundered into a situation he must make a constitution check where the creature feels it must defend itself. every turn (10 rounds). PCs wearing leather armor don't start checking until 2d10 Encounter a half hour has elapsed. Clothing other 2 Sandling (1) than the white robes of the natives 3 Spotted lion (2d4) requires a constitution check every turn (10 minutes) 4 Newcomers (1d6) after an hour in the sun. If the PCs remain in the sun 5 Jackalweres (1d4) after the first check, each successive check is at a 6 Ant lion, giant (1) - 1 penalty. 7 Snake, spitting (ld4) Wearing native garb forestalls the check until after a Desert zombies (1d4) two hours in the sun. A failed check means that the 9 Scorpions, large (ld6) PC faints. The PC cannot be revived except by 10 Half buried dead villager (1) cooling his body. It takes a full night's sleep to shake 11 Jackals (1d6) off the effects of heat stroke. 12-20 No Encounter As you might guess, the population of Har'Akir stays indoors during most of the daylight hours. In Newcomers are people who have just entered fact, most of the natives sleep from mid-morning Har'Akir. They are the people Senmet has "called" into until mid-afternoon. They are awake until midnight Har'Akir to be his worshippers. The odds are that they then sleep again from midnight until dawn. are dressed inappropriately for the climate and are PCs must have water each day they are in Har'Akir. probably in need of water. They are usually from other The dry air and extreme heat rob humans of strange lands in Ravenloft which the PCs haven't moisture very quickly. After six hours without water, visited. Their dress and manner may be from any of the PC is dehydrated and makes all savings throws at the different lands listed in the RAVENLOFT'" boxed - 2. This penalty becomes - 4 after 12 hours and set They will not attack the PCs, but will ask for help. the PC can only move at half speed. His Strength, They are incapable or unwilling to help the PCs. Dexterity, and Constitution are halved (rounded up). After 24 hours, the PC can't move and saves at - 6. All physical attributes drop to 3. After 48 hours Entering Mudar without water, the PC falls into a coma and must make a saving throw vs. death each turn. To the side of the road, still far from the village, one There is very little to eat in Har'Akir. The trees of the PCs notices a brown weathered hand sticking provide some dates and some of the residents tend out of the sand. If the PCs investigate, they'll unearth small gardens near the spring. However, the land a human body. All that remains of the body is brown, provides for its own. The water of the spring in Mudar shrivelled flesh clinging tightly to the skeleton-as can sustain a man without food for an indefinite period though every drop of water had been drained from it. This is the remains of one of Senmet’s victims, a to ask Isu. She invites them into the temple to get out hapless villager from Mudar who was in the wrong of the midday sun while she answers their questions. place at the wrong time. They are welcome to refuse her invitation and will As the colorful Vistani wagon rolls into the village, have free run of the town and surrounding desert the people of Mudar come out of their houses to However, they are not likely to get their questions stare. The villagers lie the streets dressed in their fully answered without going to Isu. long, flowing white robes. Their pinched brown faces peer steadfady at the strangers. None of the villagers will speak, but they step aside to clear a path Uhat the Uillagers Hnow for the wagon. If the PCs have the body they exhumed in the At some point the PCs are likely question the desert with them, and it‘s in plain view, a woman villagers. The folk of Mudar are small, brown-skinned pushes through the crowd, wailing and shrieking with people. Their faces are weathered and lied by the grief. From her actions, it is apparent that thii is the desert climate and other, more sinister, influences. body of her husband. She attempts to drag it away They wear loose, white robes and burnooses to keep with her. After a round, several somber villagers the heat at bay. The burnoose can be drawn across come to her assistance and take the body away into the face when wind stirs the sand. They are wary of the town. If the PCs resist letting them take the body, strangers, but are not overtly hostile. they won’t fight, but the woman follows the PCs to the If the PCs inquire about the dead man they found center of Mudar, wailing all the way. in the desert, any of the villagers will know about a Eventually, the PCs and the Viarrive at the series of murders that has been taking place in the small spring in the center of the village. Standing at the village. Though they will not bring up the topic of the edge of the palm tree lined spring is a woman in white Wigs, they will not shy away from it if asked. If the flowing robes trimmed with gold A gold band circles PCs approach a group of villagers, there is a 10% her head From the center of the band a snake rears. chance that they will hear a snatch of conversation She wears a gold medallion around her neck and gold containing the word “murders.” jewelry adorn her wrists and tingets She canies a AU of the villagers are aware of the increased influx stafF with a golden cobra’s head on top of it. Thii is Isu Rehkotep. If the body of the dead villager is still with the PCs,she immediately moves to examine it. She will try to get the body from the PCs, not through force, but by appealing to their sense of honor and decency. After all, thii was one of her worshippers and she does have a duty to give him a decent burial. Isu will go out of her way to present herself as a decent, sympathetic priestess who’s only interested in the welfare of her worshippers. After the issue of the dead villager has been taken care of, Isu welcomes the Vistani and PCs to Mudar. She invites them to make camp at the edge of the spring. They may drink freely of the water, but are not allowed to fill their canteens or take any water away from it Any attempt to take water from the spring is considered a serious crime. The PCs will be attacked by the villagers if they try to steal water from the spring. The PCs will most likely have questions they want 1 inch = 16 miles of outsiders. Many of these people seem to be from all costs. Hassan is a former acolyte of the temple in cultures similar to that of Mudar. Those who are not Mudar. He was kicked out for drunkenness. Isu will fall prey to the dangers of the desert and the not allow Hassan to enter the temple and refuses to mysterious killer. speak directly to him. Any of the villagers will tell the PCs the story of Please note that the only way for the PCs to Anhktepot (which is recounted later in thii section). discover where Anhktepot is buried and the location Many of them believe that he is murdering the of his temple is from the information in the story of villagers or else somehow directing the killings. This Anhktepot that the villagers tell them. Be sure they is not the case, but due to the legends and belief notice that everyone gives them the same story and systems of the people of Mudar, it is understandable that there is something significant about Anhktepot's that they would assume this. temple. Half of the people in Mudar want the PCs to try and As the PCs investigate Mudar they will be talking to stop the killings. They will assist the PCs by giving many of the villagers. Listed below are some sample them clothiig and gear if asked, but not water. There names to help give an authentic flavor to your is nothing more these impoverished folk can give the adventure. PCS. The other half of the people want the PCs Sample Names sacrificed to the gods. They believe the murders are Thutrnose Menkaure Haremhab a punishment handed down upon Mudar by Osiris Hatshepsut Snefru Hyksos the god of the dead. They believe that an offering will Akhenaton Dahshur Merneptah appease Osiris and stop the killings. These villagers Menes Tekhen Achoris refuse to talk to the PCs at all. It is considered ill luck Ahmose Mentuhotep Bahri to converse with the dead. The Murders NPCS from Mudar Every few nights, someone from the village is If the PCs spend any significant amount of time kidnapped and taken into the desert. Nobody has among the villagers they will acquire a tag-along boy. ever seen what manner of man or beast is A street urchin named Abu Ratep will follow them responsible. Some believe it is the god Osiris walking wherever they go. He'll cany their belongings, shine the land in human form, others believe that it is the their boots, fetch things, and perform virtually any dead pharaoh Anhktepot. When a scream is heard in menial task asked of him. If the PCs try to shoo him the middle of the night, the villagers hide away in away, he keeps coming back their homes until daylight Abu is 12 years old and hopes to become the If a body is found, and many are not, it is a squire or apprentice to one of the PCs,thereby dried-out husk, as if all the water had been sucked escaping from Mudar and the misery of his existence out of it. There are no visile wounds, but the face of there. He's orphaned and has no family or anyone to the corpse is locked in an expression of horror. The care for him. Though he lives on the street, Abu is corpses are found half-buried in the sand. There is able to read the common writings of Mudar, no particular place where most of the corpses are although not hieroglyphics. He will follow the PCs found. Corpses which have been located are given a anywhere, even into the tomb of Anhktepot. proper burial according to the customs of Mudar. Another important NPC is Hassan Basras. Hassan is willing to act as a guide and interpreter for the PCs. His price is five gold pieces per day and a trip out of Storg of Anhktepot Har'Akir should the PCs manage to leave. He is willing to enter the tomb of Anhktepot for 100 gold The villagers know that Anhktepot was an evil pieces, but only if the PCs promise to protect him at pharaoh many ages ago. According to legends, he is buried in the Valley of the Pharaoh and sometimes left the his touch was death. long Ra walks the land of Har’Akir. The villagers might know sky, So as shone upon him, he was safe. But once he was no one of the following: that Anhktepot killed his wife, longer under the sun’s watchful eye, whomever he that he slew all the priests of Ra, that he was or touched died horribly. cursed by the gods. the villagers, Anhktepot is For Shortly after the final ceremony of his wife’s the ultimate bogey man used to frighten children and funeral, he was visited in the night A mummy to explain all things that are evil in the world. wrapped in funeral liens entered his chambers. Isu knows the story of Anhktepot and will gladly full By the vestments he knew it was Nephyr. Unable tell it to the PCs, but only if asked. Read the passage to speak, the mummy tried to embrace below if she is called upon to tell his tale: Anhktepot Horrified, he screamed for her to leave him forever, which she did. Nephyr walked into The pharaoh Anhktepot ruled centuries ago in the the desert and land of Har’Akir. This nation encompassed the was never seen again. Her tomb has remained open and empty through all these entire Abal river valley in the great Akir desert. years. According to OUT beliefs, the pharaoh is the link Anhktepot was also visited by the mummified between man and the gods. The pharaoh is bodies of those he had killed. He came to himself a god of this land. The pharaohs ruled by understand that he controlled them utterly. They the divine grace of Ra, the sun god. &hktepot greatly feared death. It was known did his every bidding. He used their power and his own deadly touch to tighten the reigns of his evil that when a pharaoh dies, he becomes a servant power over Har’Akir. of Ra in the underworld, exalted above all other He killed many priests, making them into his servants. some unknown reason, Anhktepot For undead slaves. Occasionally he would find one of did not want to die. Maybe he feared the wrath of his mummies destroyed, burned from the inside Ra should the sun god discover that Anhktepot out Some scholars believe Nephyr was had been a false pharaoh. Anhktepot responsibte for the destruction of Anhktepot’s commanded his priests to find a way for him to mummies, but no one knows the true answer. cheat death. Many slaves and prisoners died One day, the priests rebelled against Anhktepot horribly subjects in Anhktepot’s gruesome as and murdered him in his sleep. He was still the experiments in immortality. pharaoh-a god and blessed Frustrated by his lack of success, the pharaoh of the gods. The priests gave him a funereal befitting his station. had several temples burned and razed. He stalked Shortly after the funereal, the of Ra into the Kham temple, greatest in all of Har’Akir, Walls appeared cutting us off from the rest of Har’Akir. and cursed the gods for not granting him his heart’s desire. Ra answered Anhktepot He told the All that remains of the life we once knew is Mudar and the tomb lies pharaoh that when he died, he would lie, though of Anhktepot which a short way through the desert. of happened many he might wish otherwise. However, for cursing the AU this generations ago. gods, Anhktepot would suffer eternally. Ra did not Occasionally the villagers say they have seen say how this curse would be manifest the mummified body of Anhktepot staggering Anhktepot left the temple elated but confused. moss the sand dunes. They blame most of their He still did not know how to cheat death. That night, when he touched Nephyr, wife, she died IU luck on him and use his name to frighten small his children. I don’t know what has happened to instantly. Everyone he touched that night died. His Har’Akir if Anhktepot truly does walk the land wife, several of his servants, and his eldest child all or as died by his hand. According to our customs, they me of the ligdead. were mummified and entombed in great buildings in the desert The funerals took over a week Anhktepot soon understood that after the sun his module is partially event driven spells or other protective magic at her disposal. Isu which means that certain events take knows that these spells are useless in the long run. place regardless of where the PCs are or Assume that she has memorized the desired spells, what they are doing. As soon as they so long as they are within her spheres. She will not step into Har’Akir, Senmet and Isu begin give the PCs magic items and will not join them on plotting how to best get rid of the PCs forays outside the temple. Isu claims she has no while forwarding their own designs. evil stomach for fighting and that she is better suited to tending to the needs of the villagers. She is lying, of first Talk with Isu course. ’ If Isu is attacked at any time before the events of Isu invites the PCs to talk with her as the third night, the statue of Set in the basement soon as they arrive at the temple in (room 12) rises up as a stone golem and defends her. The PCs will have no evidence of her true nature Mudar. If the PCs decide to investigate- the village and the surrounding desert, until this encounter. By the time the third night Isu isn’t troubled. She believes there is arrives, Senmet has decided that Isu has outlived her little they can discover that will interfere usefulness. He blocks the abiii of the golem to her plans. Isu is patient. Eventually she knoy defend Isu when the PCs attack the PCs will come to her-dead or alie. Once the PCs decide to seek an audience with Isu, first Night she takes them on a tour of the temple, explaining details of the religious beliefs of her people. She Senmet senses that Dulcimae is the only one of the doesn’t take them into the room behind the altar (the party who has any power over the mists, although her Vault of Anubis) or in the basement because those ability is quite weak Therefore, she is his first target are sacred places. After the tour, she invites them At some point in the night, she is attacked by desert into her outer chamber (room 9). Bashet (her cat) is zombies. They want to take her alive and will do there and greets Isu warmly. Pick a PC at random for nothing that might kill her. Bashet to hate. The cat refuses go anywhere near to The Vistani have set up camp just outside the that PC and will attack if picked up by the PC. village. If the PCs are with the Viat any time Isu willing answers any of the PCs’ questions, during the night, then the attack happens while they except those related to Senmet or the desert are still there. The first thing they see is Senmet in the zombies. On those topics she pleads ignorance or distance standing on a qnd dune. It is likely that he speaks vaguely of nameless abominations cursed by will be mistaken for Anhldepot the gods. The odds are that the PCs will not be asking Isu the right questions at this time because they are On a sand dune in the distance you see a lone not well informed. Isu will tell them about the figure illuminated by the moonlight It is a man murders, mentioning that the villagers believe the wrapped in rotted strips of linen funeral pharaoh Anhktepot is responsible. If asked to wrappings. Stray ends of the cloth flutter in the elaborate, she relates the story of Anhktepot breeze. The creaturemoves a step or two toward At any time in this adventure, up until when her you. its movements are stiff legged and awkward. true nature is discovered, Isu will heal the PCs at their The smell of death and sickness mingled with the request She will cast cure if the disease spells sickly sweet scent of spices drifts across the sands disease was not caused by Senmet or Anhktepot In to you. those cases, Isu goes through the motions, but claims the spell didn’t work She will cast any bless .

Each PC must make a fear check upon seeing is hoping that cards will tell her how to escape from Senmet with a + 2 bonus because he is so far away. this land of horror. Roll separately for each of Dulcimae’s brothers. Before the game, take a regular deck of cards and Dulcimae automatically fails her check and flees into remove all the cards except the aces, face cards, the wagon bolting the door behind her. Those PCs threes, fours, fives, and sixes. As the fortune telling who succeeded at their fear checks have one round begins, let the players shuffle the cards and cut them. to act before the zombies attack. Twelve of the Each PC is asked to touch the cards. zombies attack from the opposite side of the camp Dulcimae lays out the cards one at a time in rows from Senmet of six (the hex) until each passage has been read Whether or not the PCs are present during the once. As each card is laid down, read from the text attack, the desert zombies do not succeed in below. If a face card, ace, or six comes up a second kidnapping Dulcimae. They will take as many of her time, say that its aspect is strengthened. For brothers as they can to be turned into desert zombies example, a second (or third) drawing of a king might by Senmet. At least one brother must be kidnapped. cause you to say, ‘The King is strong. His power is He is screaming as he is carried away into the desert. greater than the cards first revealed.” If a card is If the PCs are not present during the attack, Marius drawn four times say, “This card will reach its full and Antonio are kidnapped. Senmet calls upon extra power smn.” zombies if necessary to accomplish his goal of If the three, four, or five are drawn more than once, kidnapping one of the gypsies. declare them to be false cards. The first of these Senmet never leaves the sand dune to participate revealed is the only true card. You can embellish the in the battle. Any PC trying to take the fight to him will reading by attaching significance to the suits as they most likely be killed. If a PC tries to follow him when are drawn. Only the suit of the first card is relevant. he leaves, they are restrained by endless hordes of Say that the suits of the other cards are false signs. desert zombies until they stop following. King: “Ahhh! The king of the desert. It is he that Desert zombies (12):AL N; AC 7; MV 9, Br 6 HD 2; you must seek for the final answer.” hp 10 each; THACO 19#AT 1; Dmg 1-8SA Surprise grab SD *; MR Nil; SZ M ML Special; XP Queen: ‘*hiscard is the traitor queen. She who 120 each should serve has betrayed her lord.”

If the PCs discuss the attack by the zombies with Jack (or knave): “This card represents evil Isu, she acts greatly distressed. She ordered Senmet personified. He attempts to overthrow the king. to attack the PCs and assumed he would succeed in The queen now serves this knave.” killing them. If she hasn’t already relayed the story of Anhktepot, she will tell the PCs about it now, trying to Si “Ahhh! The card of the hex. A sign of mystery convince them that Anhktepot is the mummy they and events to come. Look for the sign of six. The saw on the sand dune. king understands the hex as the knave does not”

Three, four, five: “The sun shall set this many Second Oag times before the king can be sought. This time is called the Night of Thoth. There may be other After the loss of some of her brothers, Dulcimae is cards showing false times.’’ quite distraught. She asks the PCs to participate in a fortune telling when the sun is at its peak. Dulcimae Ace: “A singular presence. A symbol of those who reveal that he is not under her control. do not belong. They have a terrible task ahead of them.” A whispery voice, like sand in the wind, rolls across the desert. “Dulcimae,” it says. The ‘This is the symbol of physical power. This Clubs: whisper sounds like the speaker is standing next card holds the power to destroy.” to you. You glance around and see the haunting figure on the sand dune again. The silhouette of Diamonds: ‘This is the symbol of wealth. Beware, the figure is black and the moon behind it is for stolen wealth stains the mortal spirit.” almost full. The moon casts pale, blue light across the dunes making the shadows darker and more Hearts: “This is the symbol of loyalty betrayed. (If sinister. the ace of hearts is drawn say, “Beware of betrayal Suddenly the ground beneath your feet erupts. by someone you trust.”) Clawed hands twist and grab at your legs. The entire campsite seems to be growing limbs like Spades: ‘This is the symbol of the power of the some madman’s garden. It seems that there is no earth, evil power not given to mortal men. Beware where to go to escape them. They grab and try to of it!“ pull you under the sand.

The king represents Anhktepot, the queen is Isu, This attack is intended to capture Dulcirnae, not and the jack (or knave) is Senmet. The six to kill the PCs. Each PC must make a fear and represents Hyskosa’s six signs and the symbol horror check All of Dulcimae’s remaining brothers engraved on the back of the statue of Ra’s head. are pulled under the sand automatically. The The ace stands for the PCs. zombies must roll to hit the PCs normally. The PCs The most critical cards are the three, four, or five. get regular ability checks to break free from the The first of these cards drawn is the number of days grasp of the zombies. before the entrance to the tomb of Anhktepot can Some of the zombies surface to grab Dulcirnae. be opened. If the PCs never get this reading, the She faints from fear. One of the PCs (you pick) gets tomb will automatically open in fwe days. The time a good look at the zombies who are trying to carry when the tomb opens is called the Night of Thoth. Dulcirnae off. They are the dead brothers from last night’s gruesome attack Another horror check is Second Night necessary, although the PC gets a + 2 bonus. The PCs are constantly being grabbed from underneath the sand, one grab for every inch of After the fortune telling, Dulcimae asks the PCs if they will stay and participate in the wake for her movement if they are free. The desert zombie missing, and presumed dead, brother(s). She makes Vistani carry Dulcimae away to Senmet. He picks her up as if she were a rag doll and carries her no fuss if they choose not to come. It is completely off into the desert. up to them. During the wake, Dulcimae is attacked The encounter is again. for the third day greatly enhanced if a piece of clothing, like a ptleg or If the PCs are with the Vistani, they can try to some other article, is missing from a PC. During the defend Dulcimae. In either case, she is kidnapped fightwith the zornbii describe the claws from under this time. Senmet will call upon as many desert the desert “ripping and tearing at the cloth zombies as necessary to complete the task He has sands as of your and cloaks.” Don’t make any other been ordered by Isu to kill Dulcimae at all costs. He pants obvious reference to the tom missing cloths. could ignore the command, but he is unwilling to or Desert zombies (20):AL N; AC 7; MV 9, Br 6; HD When the PCs get right next to the temple they can 2; hp 10 each; THACO 19; #AT 1; Dmg 1-8SA hear chanting from inside. The doors to the temple Surprise grab; SD *; MR Nil; SZ M; ML Special; XP aren’t unusually locked, but they are now. There is no 120 each answer to any calls or banging on the front door. If the PCs are persistent, they will find that the rear If the PCs are not with the Viitani, they hear entrance isn’t locked. Isu’s cat, Bashet, hisses at screams in the distance from where the Vistani them as they walk through the room. The roof is wagon has been camped. When they get there all of another obvious entrance since it is open to the sky. the Vistani, including Dulcimae, are gone. There Once they get in, read the following: are obvious signs of a struggle, but no trail or tracks to follow. Isu is kneeling before the alter. She isn’t wearing her usually headdress. In its place is a strange crown with a cobra and vulture prominently Third Oau carved into the face. She is swaying back and forth with her head thrown back, eyes closed, A dead villager is found in the desert sands, chanting in a strange songlike tongue. murdered lie the previous victims. Some There is a hot, coppery smell in the temple. On identifiable object or piece of clothing belonging to the altar before Isu is a grisly pile of fresh human the PCs is grasped in hihands. This is a plant by remains. You realize that her hands and face are Senmet A piece of cloth, probably a pant leg, was bathed in blood. A bright red bandanna is wound taken from the PCs during the fight with the zombies. around her left wrist. A thin haze rises from an The villagers are enraged at the thought of the PCs incense jar and coils around her. participating in the murders. They refuse to speak to or help the PCs in any way. If the PCs weren’t with the Each PC must make an intelligence check with a Viianti when Dulcimae was carried off, the body is + 2 bonus to recognize the bandanna. It belonged to found, but there is no link to the PCs and no change Dulcimae. Each PC must now make a horror check. in the villagers attitude toward them. Any PC who recognized the bandanna has a - 2 penalty. . After all the checks have been made, Isu comes Third Night out of her trance and sees the PCs. She realizes this isn’t a situation she can talk her way out of. She has When the moon is near full, the PCs see a phantom a staff of the cobra on the floor next to her. She can of Dulcimae from a distance. The details of this grasp it and stand in one round. Below is a list of her sighting are left up to the game master, since the PCs spells which are ready at the moment the PCs burst can be anywhere in Har’Akir. The phantom looks just in on her. She has already cast scorpion sentinel like the real Dulcimae. It is not transparent or and magical vestment as a part of the ceremony. colorless like a ghost. Read these spell descriptions before playing this The phantom leads the PCs on a merry chase. encounter. Never speaking, she draws them toward the temple The scorpion sentinel is a desert version of with hand signals and by running toward it. When the wyuem watch. It has the identical effects except that PCs can see the temple clearly, she walks right the haze vaguely resembles a scorpion rather than a through point, all PCs the wall. At this have the make a wyvern, and the casting priest is not attacked by the horror check, but only a 20 fails. The theatrics of the spell. The spell has been cast upon the altar. Do not for players more important than its results. roll the is roll for the chance to detect it, since it is described in

the boxed text above. AU of the PCs see the haze, they killed by the PCs. The villagers are armed with knives have to figure out what it is on their own. and makeshift clubs, but wear no armor. This attack occurs every day until the PCs leave Har’Akir. If the Isu’s spells PCs were implicated in the murder, then a greater Cure light wounds (2), invisibility to undeaci, number of villagers participates in the attack endure heat silence 15’ radius (2),spiritual hammer (2),feign death, dispel magic (2),bestow Men - Villagers ( 15 or 25): AL N AC 9; MV 12; HD 1 ; curse, animal summoning I (2) hp 4 each; THACO 20 #AT 1 ; Dmg ld4SZ M ML 8; XP 15 each. Isu will fight by keeping the scorpion sentinel between her and the PCs. She is hoping one of them will enter the haze and be affected. She casts a fourth Night silence spell on the most dangerous spell caster in the group during the first round. Since the zombies are not being very effective, If her hit points fall below 10 and she appears to Senmet sends Dulcimae after the PCs. Wherever the have been defeated, she thrusts the snake head of PCs may be, they are attacked by her mummy and her staff into her neck Since she is immune to its several desert zombies. poison (see granted powers) thii will have little effect, If theventure outside at all, the zombies attack although it does do its normal melee damage. She them from under the sand. Any who do not grab a PC then casts feign deafh and falls to the ground- pop up to fight above the surface. Dulcimae herself apparently lifeless. When it is safe, she will break the rises up out of the sand. She was not burrowed into spell and flee into the desert the sand lie the zombies, but laying under a thin If Isu is killed, she remains conscious one round layer of the desert. If the PCs stay indoors all night, after her hit points fall below zero and casts bestow Dulcimae’s mummy breaks down the front door. curse as her last action. Nothing can stop this from Desert zombies enter through all of the windows and happening short of the total destruction of her body. other doors. Either scene is cause for a horror check If the PCs explore the temple, they will find when the PCs see Dulcimae as a mummy. Any PC Dulcirnae’s clothing and personal belongings in who sees Dulcimae’s mummy up close (20’ or less) Anubis’ Chamber (room 11). Dulcimae has recently automatically recognizes her. been mummified and animated as a mummy to Dulcimae and the zombies primarily attack the serve Senmet. She is gone, having left before the PCs PCs. However, if they get a chance to kidnap Abu or arrived at the temple. some other NPC, they will do so. When the attack ends, the zombies burrow back into the sand. If no NPC is available for kidnapping, the attack continues fourth Oag until Dulcimae is destroyed or over half the zombies are destroyed. A band of villagers has decided to by and make the If the PCs by to follow Dulcimae into the desert, PCs a sacrifice to the gods. They hope to stop the she gestures that she will snap the neck of her victim. killings by destroying the PCs. The death (or This may not stop the PCs. In which case, Dulcimae apparent death) of Isu was the last straw for these will kill the captured NPC and then defend herself. simple people. A noisy band of villagers storms the After three rounds of combat, Senmet arrives on a place where the PCs are holed up. The villagers distant dune directing a huge wave of desert zombies scream insults and curses at the PCs while attacking. to protect Dulcimae. If the PCs can kill her in three The attack continues until at least three villagers are rounds, she is destroyed and does not appear again ' :

in the adventure. Senmet and his ghastly crew are moving directly away from this figure. As the PCs watch, the lone Dulcimae (Mummy): AL LEAC 3;MV 6 HD 6 + 3; mummy moves out of sight behind a dune. This is hp 30 THACO 13; #AT 1; Dmg 1-12; SA Fear, Nephyr, the vanished wife of Anhktepot. She has disease; SD Special; SZ M ML 15 XP 3,000 followed Senmet and is trying to discover his intentions. The PCs are likely to assume that she is Anhktepot fifth Night Desert zombies (12):AL N; AC 7; MV9, Br 6 HD 2; By now, Senmet is getting bored with toying with the hp 10 each; THACO 19; #AT 1; Dmg 1-4SA PCs. He wants a quick, crushing end to their meager Surprise grab; SD *; Mi? Nil; SZ M ML Special; XP lies. He will attack the PCs with a horde of desert 120 each zombies. Abu and any missing Vistani, including Dulcimae, who have not been destroyed before now, Greater Mummy (1): AL LE; AC 2; MV 9; HD 8 + 3; lead the attack. Abu and the Vistani brothers are now hp 45;THACO 11; #AT 1; Dmg 3-18; SA Fear, desert zombies, drained of life and will. The sight of disease; SD Special; SZ M ML 16 one is reason enough for a horror check.

Senmet will amuse himself with the PCs for db I while. He might stand for a round and let them strike Sixth Dag him. Then he will grab a PC and fling him into a wall. He may have his zombies restrain one PC while Another attack by 30 (40 if the PCs were implicated attacking another. Don't have Senmet kill any of the in the murders) villagers, which is more than the last PCs (unless they do something really stupid), but attack. The villagers do not break off the attack until have him seriously injure many of them. Keep at least eight of them are dead. throwing just enough zombies at the PCs to instil a little panic without completely overwhelming them. Start off with eight. Sixth Night If the PCs attempt to flee, let them escape, but just barely. Since they can move faster than Senmet and Thii is the last possible evening for the Night of his zombies, they should be able to outrun them. Thoth. There is no attack or other event on this night Senmet and his zombies give chase. Zombie claws The PCs should be heading into the Valley of the burst through the sand to hold the PCs, but will fail to Pharaohs Rest tonight n find a grip. Once the PCs have clearly escaped Senmet, he gives up the chase. Senmet is patient- 1 he has time on his side. A If the PCs are foolish enough to stick around and try to fight Senmet, a strange event occurs. Abruptly, 1 he ceases his attack. All of his zombies freeze in place for one round. Then they all leave, with the zombies forming a rearguard against any attacks by the PCs. Either during the pause, or after the retreat, one of the PCs notices a figure in the distance. It is a mummy, but clearly not Senmet or Dulcimae. he priestess Isu lives lived hundreds of years before the time of this in the largest building adventure. At the peak of his power he had a vi- in Mudar-the tem- sion of the a time of terror. He wrote cryptic verses ple. It is made of large describing the six signs that would foretell the sandstone bricks. The coming of the cataclysm. Throughout the rest of exterior is washed in his life, he left copies of this verse in the domains white. This temple he visited. Many were destroyed, but a few still serves all the gods, survive. Men of power throughout Ravenloft have but most of the popu- sought to unravel his verses over the years. lation worships Osiris, god of the dead. These signs were foreseen by Hyskosa, a Vis- The front of the tani most gifted with The Sight. Spread word temple has two large of these wherever you travel. Only the true statues on the corners hearted can stop the fall of the night of evil. facing the rising sun. As you face the tem- The night of evil shall descend on the land ple, the statue on the when these hex of signs are near at hand. right is of the god Ra. In the house of Daegon the sorcerer born Ra is portrayed as a though life, unlife, unliving shall scorn, oowerful male fiaure with the head of a hawk. His’arms are at his ;des, TheJifeless child of stern mother found the left arm holds the sun and the right arm holds heralds a time, a night of evil unbound, an ankh. Seventh time the son of suns doth rise To the left is a statue of the last pharaoh of to send the knave to an eternity of cries, Har’Akir-Anhktepot. In life he represented the link between the people and the gods. His death lnajira will make his fortunes reverse transformed him into an evil mummy. Anhktepot dooming all to live with the curse, is the lord of this domain. Even though he is dead and his image corrupted, he is still the chosen one The first paragraph is written in a different style of the gods and stands with Ra facing the rising than the following verses. The verses end abrupt- sun each morning. ly where the paper has been torn away. The remaining verses are a mystery for the rest of this 1) Rooftop: The roof of the temple is used as an adventure. Of the signs described, “House of observatory. In the center of the roof is a circle Daegon” refers to the crown of souls found in the engraved and painted with the symbols and names first RAVENLOFT” adventure, Feast of Goblyns. of the sun, moon, and stars. Lines of various Daegon’s living, then undead, then dead great- lengths and patterns extend from the circle in granddaughter, Radaga, has kept him a harmless seemingly random order. In the center of the circle prisoner for many generations. is a hole used to place a measuring staff. Superim- Charlotte Stern is a child ghost in Ship of posed over all this is a picture of the goddess Nut. Horror, the second RAVENLOFT” adventure. Scattered across the rooftop are small pyramids Her mother’s name is also Stern. In that adven- of various heights and sizes. Each pyramid is en- ture, the PCs must find Charlotte’s body and graved with a symbol for the star, planet, or event give it a proper burial. it is used to locate. Each pyramid has a hole in the The third sign refers to the seventh rising of top where measuring sticks can be placed. By Anhktepot. All the pharaohs were considered to sighting from the staff in the center of the circle to be the direct sons of Ra, god of the sun. The a pyramid, Isu can mark the positions of the plan- knave is Senmet, who will not prevail in this ets and stars. The heads of Ra and Anhktepot adventure, but will suffer the consequences of mark the summer and winter solstices. challenging Anhktepot. The fourth sign will be The back of the head of the statue of Ra is en- unravelled in the next RAVENLOP module, graved with six stars. This marks a secret compart- Night of the Walking Dead. ment that holds a copy of half of Hyskosa’s Six Signs. Hyskosa was a famous Vistani seer who

and the father of Horus. Set was once married to 2) Ladder: The only easy way up to the roof is to Nephythys. Set murdered Osiris, but lsis and climb this ladder. It is lashed to the wall to prevent it Nephythys restored him to life. Horus fought Set to from blowing away. avenge his father’s death, but did not defeat him. The inside walls are covered with carved and 3) Entrance: The two massive doors are plated in painted hieroglyphics depicting famous acts of the bronze. They are decorated with relief sculptures of a gods. Included are Hathor, the hbrned goddess of rising sun over a funeral barge. happiness; Thoth, the crane headed god of wisdom; Ptah, god of artisans; Sobek, the crocodile headed 4) Main Hall: The center of thii area is open to the god of water; Bast, the cat headed goddess of sky and surrounded by massive columns. Reed mats pleasure; and Anhur, the four armed god of war. are scattered on the floor for worshippers to kneel upon. There is no other furniture here. 5) Altar: This large flat stone is engraved and painted Each of the columns is fie feet thick and carved on the four sides with hieroglyphics of pharaohs and into a statue of one of the gods. Each god faces both priests presenting gifts to the gods. The various into and out of the courtyard, so the backs of the symbols of all the gods line its sides. Gifts to the gods are never depicted. There is no place inside this temple are placed on this stone altar. room that is not under the watchful eyes of the gods, Below is a list of the deities, their spheres of 6)Vault of Anubh Corpses “lie in state” here after influence, notes on their appearance, and notable mummification. Their sarcophagus is placed against items they are holding or wearing. Female deities are the back wall for one day while friends and relatives marked with an (f). celebrate the deceased‘s journey to the underworld. Currently, there is a dead villager lying in state here. a Geb, god of the earth crown and staff 7)Ceremonial Chamber: Most of the religious b Shu, god of air and the atmosphere trappings are kept here. The walls are lined with C Tefnut (f), goddess of moisture and rain cabinets and shelves. The sticks used in the rooftop lion head observatory are kept here also. Each stick is d Horus, god of righteous vengeance engraved with a symbol that matches an engraving falcon head, holds staff on one of the pyramids. The staff for the circle in the e Osiris, god of nature and rebirth rooftop observatory is capped by a golden sun with a holding crook and flail diamond in its center. Isu keeps her Staff of the f lsis (f), goddess of motherhood and children Serpent here when it is not with her. ankh and raised hand Priestly robes and headgear are here in quantity, a 9 Set, god of jealousy, secrets, and evil different one for each of the deities. There are staves, donkey head crooks, flails, and ankhs all made of wood layered h Nephythys (f), goddess of women, guardian of with painted gold. The total value of the treasure in wealth this room is 50,000 gold pieces. Despite this wealth, raised hand the doors are never locked. Anyone removing these i Anubis, god of mummification, gatekeeper of items from the temple will be cursed. mer a day, the underworld they begin to form a donkey’s head (like that of Set). jackal head w/staff The head takes a full day to form, but the process j Nut (f), goddess of the sky and stars begins immediately. If the items are return, the thiefs head returns to normal, although this also takes a full Ra is the god of the rising sun, lord and creator of day to complete. No spell or magic short of a wish the universe, according to the religion of Har’Akir. will remove this curse. Geb is both brother and husband of Nut. Tehut is the wife and sister of Shu. Osiris is the husband of lsis 8)High Priestess’ Quarters: Isu sleeps and eats in this chamber. It is a lavishly decorated room. The the priests and temple workers. It has been centuries wooden bed is covered with silk hangings. The posts since there were more than one or two priests in thii around the bed are plated in silver and dyed with temple. For most of the history of Har’Akir these have bright colors. Her bath is made of glazed brick dyed been store rooms for everything from food to in wondrous colors. The walls are covered in mummified bodies. hieroglyphics glorifying Sets murder of mi,the Recently, they have been used to house the influx ultimate act of evil for the gods. If this room were of visitors to Har’Akir. Isu will offer rooms 1Oc and completely looted, it would have a value of 4,000 1Od to the PCs if they want them. She has listening gold pieces. Much of the treasure would be jewelry tubes that connect from these rooms into her and odd items of precious metals. quarters (room 8), which allows her to hear any normal conversation in those rooms. Each room has 9) High Priestess’ Antechamber: This is Isu’s public three straw pallets and a single clay pot The other room. A curtain hangs in the doorway to her rooms hold ums of spices, jugs of oil, and other quarters. Thii Mom is richly decorated with gold and thiigs used in the temple. fine works of art. The total value in this room is 7,000 gold pieces. These kinds of trappings are expected of 11) Anubis’ Chamber: This is the room where lsu the priests and priestesses of thii religion. There are mummifies the villagers who die in Har’Akir. There is several chairs and divans and a few small tables a large stone platform where bodies lie while being scattered about the room. The walls are carved and prepared. Large vats and urns line the walls and are painted with scenes of the pharaohs and gods. One fled with the materials necessary to consecrate the wall depicts the story of Anhktepot body. Knives, scoops, hammers, and other tools rest on a nearby table. If the Ksgo to this room after the 10) Store Rooms: These rooms serve many fight with Isu, they find Dulcimae’s clothiig and purposes. Originally they were built as chambers for personal belongings. Under the stairwell is a secret door. Behind it is a From Scroll WU smd 5‘x 5‘ room filled with ancient texts and small treasures left by pharaohs of ancient hes.There are I see now that Osiris is a weak god. How could I ry and statuetks. have thought him to be worthy of my worship? (not the texts) is 15,000 Set, the mysterious, not only Wed Osiris, but was attached to taking any able to withstand the vengeance of Horus. Surely clerical and contains Set is the most powerful of the deities. I now cure disease, CUR disease, and legend lore spells. pledge my lie and will to serving the dark secrets The other is forwitards and has hold dea4 frame of my lord Set. mw,and stoneskin spells. If the PCs search the scrolls and texts for more I have decided to use the scroll to enslave one than two hours, they find lsu’s eight journals ilnd the of Anhktepot’s children. They lie mummified and magical scrolls. The journals are written in the local enshrined in the tomb of Anhktepot. After language, but are foreign to the PCs. There are consulting the stars, I have learned when his tomb villagers in Mu& who can translate the text. If the can be opened. Soon I shall be a master of the , PCs have Abu with them, he can translate. living dead! First I must complete the spell. Only The eight scrolls cover Isu’s early life. In the the first part is recorded on the scroll. My lord Set second scroll she describes her discovery of the shall guide my hand.. . magical scroll that can control greater mummies. The eighth scroll is the most recent lt tells of her final . . .I have done it! I walked through the tomb of the conversion to the god Set and of her journey into the gods and have woken the living dead. Senmet, tomb of Anhktepot to find Senmet. priest of Anhktepot, serves Lord Set through me. T6gether we shall leave land to From Scrol this cursed U conquer all that lies beyond the Walls of Ra. 1 have discovered a mysterious scroll fragment Included with these scrolls is a piece of paper secreted away in a compartment in the inscribed with instmctions for using the rooftop observatory. I first read its ancient text with great observatory. With these, any PC with appropriate excitement, but 6hen I saw what it contained, I skius can identify the Night of Thoth. The exact night was horrified. It was part of a foul ritual to raise one was determined by the draw of the cards as of the children of Anhktepot and enslave the described in the second night event (see above). monster. I fried to burn it, but the flames refused With this paper and the rooftop observatory, the PCs to touch the parchment Osiris forgive me, but I can determine when the Night of Thoth will occur. cannot not destroy it. . . 12) Temple of Set: A heavy curtain hangs in the .. .I cannot help myself. The thought of the scroll doorway leading to thii room. Inside is the secret burns in my mind. I have tried everything to temple of Set where Isu worships. Until a few years destroy it. Maybe it was not meant to be destroyed. ago, this rooms stored many of the urns and vats which now fill the outer room. Read the following text From Scroll VI when the PCs first enter this room:

Could it be that the gods want me to use this As you pull back the curtain, a hot, dry breeze scroll? I have prayed to Osirii for weeks, but washes over your face. It raises gooseflesh despite received no answer. Surely they would not have its warmth. A fetid, sickly, sweet smell drifts out of placed such temptation before me if I were not the dark You can see a reed mat on the floor, but supposed to use it. No, I cannot think that. The everything farther than fie feet is obscured in scroll is the evil work of Set and must not be used shadow. Two dull-red points of light flare up in this by anyone- well ofdarkness. You hear the sound of slow, in-drawn breath. All PCs must make a mild fear check with a + 2 bonus to save. The statue of Set on the far wall is rigged to roll two red-stained mirrors into its eyes when the curtain is moved. A small bellows in its belly blows air through its throat at the same time. This place is a small sinkhole of evil. No light can penetrate the doorway more than fnre feet. Once the PCs go inside, the rmm can be lit normally by whatever illumination the PCs have. Isu gets a + 2 bonus on all her savings throws here. Anyone saving against her spells cast from this room saves with a - 2 penalty. Senmet and his undead get a + 2 bonus against being turned in this room, although it is unlikely that they will ever be here. As mentioned above, there is a seated statue of Set against the far wall. Three golden cobras are coiled at his feet Low tables line both sides of the room. The remnants of vile ceremonies and sacrifices stain the stone surfaces. Anybody examining these tables .* closely must make a mild horror check with a + 2 bonus. Pick one PC from the group. Preferably one that failed a fear or horror check recently. Tell that PC several times that he is certain he saw the snakes or the statue move, blink, lick its lips, etc. This isn’t really happening; the Pcs’ imagination is playing tricks on him. If Isu is attacked unjustly before the event of the third night, the statue of Set rises up to defend her as a stone golem. This of course reveals her true nature. Isu flees into the desert to seek sanctuary with Senmet

Golem - Stone ( 1 ): AL N AC 5; MV 6 hp 60; THACO 7; #AT 1; Dmg 3-24 (3d8); SA Special; SD Special; sz L: ML 19XP 10,Ooo.

P a he other road in The top of the cliff is a rocky, barren wasteland. Har’Akir leads to this It is possible for the PCs to lower themselves down small canyon. Most onto the shrine from here. Under no circumstanc- of the canyon is es can they discover the secret entrance to the raised above the level tomb. It is too well disguised in too large an area. of the desert. The Anytime, except the Night of Thoth (see second road from the village night event, above), a large pack of death dogs slopes upwards as it attack any living thing entering the valley. The approaches the en- dogs will not leave the canyon to chase the PCs trance of the canyon. while Anhktepot sleeps. His magic keeps them There is little loose alive in this lifeless valley. On the Night of Thoth, sand here, only the death dogs sleep in small caves in the cliffs. smooth, flat rocks After the PCs have gone about 500 yards into n litter the landscape. the valley they begin to hear a strange chorus of The canyon walls are barking dogs. On the next round, they can see a mere 500 yards to several dozen small shapes running toward them either side of the from the tomb. It takes the first dogs three more road. rounds to reach the PCs. Each round, 2d6 dogs The cliffs, while not amve and attack the PCs. If the PCs make it to the unassailable, are certainly formidable. Any PC shrine, the death dogs will not enter that building attempting to climb one must check four times or climb the stairs leading up to it. against his climb walls ability before reaching the Death dogs (50): AL NE AC 7; MV 12; HD 2 + 1; top. The cliffs rise 700’ above the desert floor and hp 10 each; ITlACO 19#AT 2; Dmg 1-10/1-10SA 500’ above the canyon floor. Vultures begin to Disease; SD Nil; MR Nil; SZ M, ML 11; XP 120 each circle as soon as the PCs enter the valley. Tomb of Anhktepot 2) Temple of Ra: the end of the valley is an imposing structure. It is visible hom the mouth Of the canyon, A’ although no details can be discemed from that contrast to the heat of the desert. The slightest distance. The tomb is a low, flat buirding with stone sound seems to echo off of the distant walls. columns running the length of its face. There is a The roof of thii room soars dozens of feet broad staircase rising up through the center of the overhead. Its depths are lost in the shadows. The columns. Past the top of the stairs is a flat expanse of walls are gloom enshrouded, partially masking rooftop. The far edge of the roof butts with the diff the painted and canred figures of an age and waU, which has several statue fded alcoves. squats before you-a 1) SMne: This low, flat building is a monument and supporting a flatstme roof. shrine to the life and works of Anhktepot. Tightly wearingcrowmare I spaced columns fill the wide expanse of the building. of the roofbop. Each Each column is decorated with carved and painted column is carved in ttLe shape of a man, many pictures depicting the events in the life of Anhktepot. with the heads of beasts. Their implacable gaze There are wer 200 columns in the shrine. Many of judges you unworthy of their attenfion. the deeds depicted are exaggerated or outright false. A broad, shallow stair leads to the roof of the The tombs of the pharaohs fre4uentgr doubled as shrine. Standing at the top of the stairs, the gigantic temples. In ancient Egyptian culhue,the pharaohs statues dwarf the first time viewer. There are six were considered to be gods themselves, thus statues, each set into a shallow alcove. Hieroglyphics worshipping at the tombs of pharaohs was a natural are carved into the rock on the outer edges of the extension of the beliefs of Har’M. The small - alcwes and above each statue. building is such a temple, serving all the gods. Each Centered in this far wall is a smaller alcove. Except column is carved in the shape of one of the de-* of on the Night of Thoth, it is a featureless socket in the Har’Akir. The ceiling of the b rock. The entrance to the tomb doesn’t exist except on the Night of Thoth. The entire 60’long conidor behind the alcove is solid stone. On the Night of Thoth, when the moon is full and the stars and planets are in th the next chamber. doorway and corridor leading to reach the altar. This happens at sunset. The e up onto the roof from at sunrise. e falcons will animate and attack This is The statues on the left sid The falcons do not attack if face it, are of various deities. from the temple of Anhktepot followed by Osi, and Isis. have the same combat Anhktepot, his wife, Nephyr Anhkamon. Nephyr’s head ;MV 3, Fl36 (C); HD

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the waters and ~~ to the temple. Now they are empty or filled with dust The stairs are heavily trapped to prevent anyone The passageway leading to this room is only three from gaining access to the temple from above (see feet wide and four feet high. room 6). A particular, pressure sensitive step activates each trap, and another deactivates it. The 4) Temple of Anhktepot: activating step is always above the trap and the deactivating step is always below the trap. This The enormous stone statue of a man dominates makes it safe to walk up the stairs, but deadly to walk the view before you. Your head barely reaches to down them. The priests of the temple knew which its ankles. The statue is seated on a block, hands steps to avoid to safely walk down the stairs. flat on its lap. The powerful physique of the man being depicted is readily apparent since he wears sa) Two steps silently tilt to form a short slide. At the only a crown and ceremonial loin cloth. To either same time, an illusion of normal stairs is cast upon side of his legs and between them are statues of them. Prodding the stairs with a stick or staff reveals other fiaures merelv twice vour heiaht the illusion. Anyone stepping on the stairs must make a deaerity check Failure means they fall to the The statue is Anhktepot from his days as pharaoh. bottom of the flight of stairs and take 2d6 points of The figures around the base of his seat are portrayals damage from the fall. Success means that the PC of his fwe wives. The statue bemeen his feet is a braced himself against the walls and did not fall. depiction of his wife, Nephyr. The walls are covered in painted hieroglyphics. If 6b) This small platform is a trap door opening onto deciphered, they tell the story of Anhktepot. Since the a pit of flesh-eating scarab beetles. The force of one walls extend to a roof high enough to contain the PC falling, or two treading normally, makes the floor statue, it would be an incredible feat to read it all. collapse. If the PCs cross this floor one at a time, On either side of the huge monolith are clay nothing happens. figures of warriors. There are several dozen on each side. The figures are painted to represent warriors of 6c) This step opens a trap door in the ceiling. Russet the time. Each has a bronze short sword and a mold grows in the hidden compartment. The cloud bronze tipped spear. The edges and tips have been of spores can effect any PC under the stair or withii blunted. If used as a weapon, they do ld3 damage. three feet of that position. In the back of the room behind the figures is a secret door. It opens with the sound of heavy stone Russet Mold (1): AL N; AC 9 MV 0 HD -; THACO grating upon stone. The passage way behind it is -; #AT Special; Dmg Special; SA Spores; SD three feet wide and four feet tall. immune to weapons and most spells; SZ S;ML -

5) Crypt of Minor Officials: The walls are lined with 7)Overseer’s Crypt: In the center of this room is a standing sarcophagi. There are over a dozen of sarcophagus. Its surface has been chiseled and them. These are the coffins of the minor palace scraped clean of any marking. Once layered in gold, officials. Anhktepot ordered that upon his death they it has been vandalized by thieves. Inside rests the also be killed and buried with him to serve him in the body of the overseer in charge of building this tomb underworld. The hieroglyphics on the walls tell this and temple. The walls of the room are covered in tale. There is nothing of value in this chamber. hieroglyphics that tell the story of the building of the temple. 1 6) Secret Door: In the rear of the Crypt of Minor This small room rests under a flat stone on the top Officials (room 5) is a secret door leading to a steep, of the cliff. A secret mechanism silently lowers the narrow staircase. The secret door is twice as difficult stone into the room, allowing anyone in the room to as normal to detect. The stairs are only three feet climb out onto the cliff. After a NI round, the stone wide and there is only four feet of head room. automatically rises back up into place. 8) Crypts of the Children: The wide stairway leading entering this chamber. to these room is quite steep. The walls on either side show scenes of Anhktepot’s marriages and the births Mummy (1): AL LE; AC 3; MV 6 HD 6+3; hp 35; of his many children. It tells of a powerful curse laid THACO 13; #AT 1; dmg 1-12; SA Fear, disease; SD upon anyone who plunders from the tombs of the Special; SZ M; ML 15XP 3,000 each. children. Each room is filled with a dozen or so sarcophagi, 8c) In here is a secret door that reveals a hole barely some standing, some prone. Valuable offerings rest three feet wide and two feet high. If the PCs search for nearby. Small tables hold precious things made of secret doors it will be found. Any PC who worms his gold. Each room is dedicated to the children of one way through the 40’ long tunnels finds he is faced of Anhktepot’s wives. In some cases, their spouses or with a stone wall with a small hole in it If there are children (Anhktepot’sgrandchildren)are here as well. light sources in the temple of Anhktepot (room 4), he Many of these coffins are empty, since Anhktepot can see that he is looking out of the left eye of the died before some of his wives and grandchildren. If giant statue. Anhktepot’s tomb had not been transported to In either case, the PC hears a sliding, scraping step Ravenloft, they would have been buried here upon of something in the room beyond. This is the sound their deaths. Now the sarcophagi await bodies that of Senmet returning to his sarcophagus. The will never fill them. mummy is not within the line of sight of the PC if Each room (except 8e) contains a small treasyre there is a light source in the room. The sound alone of gold items. To determine the value of the treasure, is enough to force the listening PC to make a fear roll 3d6 times 1000 gold pieces. If a room is check. Since the PC is trapped in a narrow stone plundered of more than half its treasure, the PCs tunnel and must back his way out, apply a - 4 doing the plundering will be cursed until it is penalty. returned. They can take up to half of each room’s In this hole is a scroll, just lying on the stone floor. treasures safely. It is at the very end of the tunnel. It is a magical scroll The curse laid upon the robber is to age one year for wizards containing comprehend languages, for every passing day. The curse’s victim will still live comprehend languages, and detect evil. the full span of their normal lies, but after 100 days or so,their bodies are physically over 100 years old. 8e) This room is the burial place of Nephyr, They cannot walk or feed themselves. They loose Anhktepot’s youngest wife. Her sarcophagus is their memories and ramble on for hours saying empty, its lid lies broken and shattered on the floor. nothing. They might lie on 50 years or more in this Inside is a piece of an ankh. A detect magic spell condition. shows protective magic on the ankh fragment There The corridors connecting the fie chambers are are no other sarcophagi in this room since she had three feet wide and four feet tall. They are plain stone, no children. The hieroglyphics on the walls do not unadorned with the hieroglyphics common specify how she died. Nor do they mention her return elsewhere in the tomb. as one of the ling dead.

8a) Anhktepot’s oldest son, Thutepot, rests in this 9) Priest’s Quarters: When the temple was an active chamber. He died by his father’s hand when the part of the life of Har’Akir, there were several priests curse of Ra was placed upon Anhktepot His spirit who served in it Nobody lied inside the temple, but refused to leave his body upon death. Thutepot is still these rooms served as offices for the priests who awake as an undead mummy in this chamber. worked there. Strangely, he does not blarnyAnhktepot for his The furniture and texts that once filled these death, but rather the god Ra. Since it is practically rooms have been reduced to kindling and dust impossible to get vengeance upon a god, Thutepot is Anhktepot raged against his priests when he first doomed to an undead existence until he is awoke. Since he could not find any of them living, he destroyed. Thutepot will attack any living creature took out his futile anger upon their offices. .* , .

10) Antechamber: There are two upright hold greater mummies, one of whom is Senmet sarcophagi here. Each contains a mummy (normal Fortunately for the PCs, the greater mummies are variety). In life they were lesser priests who under the control of the sleeping.- Anhktepot If a volunteered their lives to protect the pharaoh and sarcophagus is opened, the greater mummy will high priests on their journey to the underworld. They look right at the PCs and threaten them verbally. will not allow anyone past them without a fight However, it cannot move to defend itself without In one sarcophagus is half of an ankh, the match orders from Anhktepot to the half found in Nephyr’s sarcophagus. A detect If Isu has fled the village of Mudar, then she is magic spell reveals protective magic on the found in this room. If the PCs were not careful about fragment If the two halves are joined, they the noise of their approach, she is hiding behind one immediately fuse together. The complete ankh is a of the sarcophagi near the entrance. She will cast holy symbol that turns any undead in this land as if spells or attempt to back stab the PC with her staff or the cleric were one level higher. dagger. She gets all of the benefits of the sinkhole of evil (see below). Mummy (2): AL AC 3; MV 6 HD 6+3;hp 30 If the PCs try to destroy one of the greater each; THACO 13; #AT 1; Dmg 1-12;SA Fear, mummies, Senmet rises up and attacks them. He disease; SD Special; SZ M; ML 15XP 3,000 each. does not want Anhktepot woken yet He cannot call any desert zombies to him in this room, but this place 11) Cmt of the High Ptiesk. This is the room is a sinkhole of evil for him. AU savings throws, where the priests of the temple were buried. Many of attempts to turn, fear and horror check have a - 3 them were killed by Anhktepot before his own death. penalty. His savings throws get a + 3 bonus. If the This is where Isu came and woke Senmet to walk in PCs flee this room, he will pursue. the lands of the living. If the PCs venture down into the crypt, they find it has over a dozen sarcophagi. All 12)Anhktepot’s Funereal Barge: The people of

I Har’Akir envision the trip to the underworld as taking Concluding the Adventure place on a river. Therefore, the priests and pharaohs had full scale boats built for their posthumous hen the PCs reach the edge of Har’Akir, the journey to the underworld. This room holds the Walls of Ra are not present. A shimmering funereal barge for Anhktepot It is 70’ long and 20‘ haze, like that of a mirage is the only wide. There is a single-room cabin in the center of indication of the usual borders of the domain. If the the barge. The masthead is a carving of a PCs leave Har’Akir, you can place them anywhere mummified head, while the tail of the boat is a you desire. The general rule of Ravenloft would place feathered array much like a spread peacock’s tail. them in some other domain of evil. However, if you Inside the cabin is a gong with an image of Osiris want them to leave the demiplane of dread, the engraved on it. According to legend, a magical ankh phantom of Dulcimae appears once again to guide is needed to cause the gong to sound. Any attempt them from Har’Akir. She exerts her power to control by be PCs results in silence unless they have the the mists of Ravenloft to send the PCs back to their magical ankh. The legend is described in native world. With that, her phantom goes to its final hieroglyphics on the inside of the boat cabin. rest. When the gong is struck (providing the PCs have the magical ankh), it vibrates with an unearthly tone. The sound is enough to cause all PCs to make a fear and horror check. The magical ankh is shattered If the PCs do not flee from this dreadful noise, they will witness the seventh rising of Anhktepot To stand more than one round in Anhktepot’s presence is death for the PCs. At the far end of the room is a staircase leading down. Flanking the opening are two stone golems. Describe them as statues, but don’t try to hard to disguise what they really are. The golems are there to prevent the PCs from going down into the lower tomb of Anhktepot. They don’t hurt the PCs unless necessary. When the gong is sounded, Senmet immediately makes his way to the funeral barge room. If the PCs flee from this room immediately after sounding the gong, they see Senmet just as he reaches the top of the stairs from his crypt. He swats away any PC in his path. No physical or magical barrier can slow him down. He will not stay to fight the PCs. The fight between Anhktepot and Senmet shakes the tomb, causing dust and rock to fall from the ceiling. The Walls of Ra which surround Har’Akir are now down. The PCs can escape from Har’Akir as long as they do so before sunrise. Outside the tomb, a sand storm is brewing. / stern piety. She commands the obedience and Isu Rdlkotep loyalty of many of the villagers. Isu has a cat named Bashet. This is one of the 8th Level Priest of Set, Lawful Evil many alternate names of the goddess Bast, queen of the cats. It has Siamese-style markings; its body is a Class 9 (4 w/spell) str 12 Armor pale tan color while its legs, tail, face, and ears are Dex 15 Movement 12 dark brown. The brown blends smoothly into the tan Con 13 LeveVHiDice 8 coloring. The cat is just a cat, but Isu treats it with Int 12 Hit Points 35 special reverence. She talks to it and pretends that it THACO 16 (15 wlstaff) Wis 17 answers her back lie many pet owners do. Don't No.ofAttacks 1 Cha 14 carry this trait too far when role-playing her. It is Damage/Attack 2d2+1 possible that the characters will be suspicious of the Special Attacks Spells cat Special Defenses Spells Magic Resistance Nil Combat: Isu uses the staff of the serpent (adder version) found in the Vault of Anubis as her primary Saves: melee weapon. If possible, she will use her backstab 7 Death, paralyzation ability with a dagger. Otherwise she depends almost 11 Rod, staff, or wand excl&iiely on her spell casting. In particular, she Petrify. or polymorph 10 casts magical vestment and spiritual hammer 13 Breath weapon spells. Spells 12 (9) (vs. spells that attack the mind) Senmet Granted Powers: Backstab as thief for x 3 damage, immune to all poisons Child of Anhktepot. Lawful Evil Major Spheres: All, astral, combat, guardian, necromantic, summoning Armor Class 2 Str 15 Minor Spheres: Healing, protection Movement 9 Dex 8 SpeUs/Level: 5,5,4,2 (lst4th) Levelklit Dice 8+3 Con 19 Hit Points 45 Int 14 Isu was once a lawful good priestess of her faith, THACO 11 Wis 18 devoted to Osiris, in particular. She became corrupt No. of Attacks 1 Cha 1 when she found a magical scroll describing how one Damage/Attack 2d6 could take control of a greater mummy. It took many Special Attacks See Below years of denying the temptation of personal power Special Defenses See Below before she succumbed. She is now a lawful evil Magic Resistance Nil priestess of Set. Isu has kept her conversion to the evil god Set a Senmet is a greater mummy raised by Isu. A full secret from the villagers of Mudar. She is slowly description of greater mummies can be found in the changing the rituals and texts of the village's religion RAVENLOFT'" Monsb-ous Compendium to those of Set. In particular, the young are being Appendix. This is an abbreviated description taught the creed of Set so that when they become sufficient to play this adventure. adults they will worship him. Senmet looks like a normal mummy. He is Isu is a cunning, devious woman. She is a covered in funeral wraps and staggers as he walks. masterful actress, making it very difficult to catch her Some of the wraps are missing, revealing emaciated, in a lie. She enjoys working in treachery and deceit. dried-brown flesh barely covering a skeletal kame. A The image she presents to the outside world is one of faint odor of dry spices can be detected wherever he goes. Like &greater mummies, he is keenly intelligent fragment of the ceremony used by Anhkfmt to (genius, 17-18) and speaks in a dry, raspy voice. He create greater mummies. Senmet returiied to can telepathically communicate with other control his undead body. Unfo TWU,, mummies or his own desert zombies. reading an incomplete rhal meaiifs ’ doesnlt control Senmet as absolutely as she beliews she Combat: Anyone struck by the mummies’ attack does. She can force him to do her biddhg bronly becomes infected with a horrible rotting disease that 2d4 rounds once a day. kills in ld12 days. On the day aRer the infection, the Senmet is vengeful power monger. He seeks to character loses 1 point of Strength and Constitution. rule Har’k, and eventually other dornah, with Their skin begins to wither and flake like old blood and terror. He seeks vengeance upon parchment They get shakes and convulsions Anhktepot for having him slain all those making it impossible to cast spells. The only hope is centuries ago. a series of cure disease spells, all cast on the same day, one for each day that the disease has progressed. Normally the person affected crumbles into dust when they die. However, Senmet has the ability to make the dead body retain its dried out shape and can transform the hapless victim into a desert -* zombie. He does this by strangling an infected character. Withi 8 hours, the dead body withers and reanimates as a desert zombie. Infected characters that are mummified aliie (a gruesome process), become mummies under the control of Senmet Senmet radiates an aura of fear that causes all creatures who see him to make a fear check He can be turned as a vampire (9 hit die, undead). He is immune to holy water, but takes ld6 point of damage from a non-evil holy symbol. Contact with an ankh restores 1d6 hit points. Greater mummies are also high level priests with spell casting abiiies. Senmet has traded that power temporarily for the abiii to make desert zombies, control large numbers of them, and to exert some control over the domain of Har’Akir. Senmet can only be harmed by magic and . magical weapons. Spells that inflict cold damage are useless against him, while those based on fire do normal damage. He is immune to non-magical fire. He wears an ankh around his neck that regenerates 1d6 hit points a round. Personality: Once a powerful priest in the service of Anhktepot, Senmet schemed to overthrow the pharaoh and rule the nation of Har’Akir (not in Ravenloft at that time). Anhktepot lewdof this and had Senmet killed and buried with full honors. Centuries later, Isu read from a magical scroll a P \'

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esert zombies are animated corpses controlled by their creator, the evil mummy Senmet 0 A desert zombie looks like a dried out human corpse. Unlike common zombies, the desiccated flesh is usually intact and sand, the character can survive for one round, b does not deteriorate over time. They have brown, withered skin that end of the second round. clings to their bones. There is very lieodor associated with desert zombies. They wear the tattered remains of whatever clothing they had on when they died. Because the clothing is subject to the ravages of time, older desert zombies may not have any garments round. He cannot make the mmbi remaining intact. up and use weapons or other item Like the common zombie, they still bear whatever wounds There are basic strategies in two they had life, as well as any wounds from battles since they He has them bury themselves just un became zombies. Any weapons or equipment is retained, but where they can’t be detected. When victims walk over obviously no attempt is made to maintain it. If the zombie died them, the zombies grab their feet and e not immediately holding a sword, it carries it thereafter until the weapon falls apart under a character spring up out o or rusts away. Combat: Desert zombies move with the same halting steps as the common variety. However, they are not as slow and do not suffer the initiative penalties of common zombies. Desert zombies roll for initiative normally. They always do the same amount of damage (ld8)regardless of what weapon they hold, or even if they are unarmed. They can be directed to use magical weapons and get any of the benefits that are constantly active. et, created the first desert Like most undead, desert zombies are immune to sleep, casting power to be able to charm, hold, death magic, poisons, cold (including spells), and mbies, as well as take limited heat (but not fire). The sight of a desert zombie is enough to cause a character to make a horror check. Like most situations that call sease transmitted by the for horror checks in Ravenloft constant exposure to them makes desert zombie. It takes a the characters less susceptible to the horror of their existence. Desert zombies “can swim” through sand. If they are close to animated as a desert the surface, only a few feet under, they leave furrows, like the wake zombie. of a boat on water. It can be a terrifying experience to be all alone in the desert and surrounded by unknown creatures swimming under the desert sands.

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